The story of the legendary exotic dancer and alleged spy Mata Hari in a theatrical songrecital.
In the time of peace she was hailed as an erotic dancer and loved by the most powerful men of the continent. In wartime she was accused of being a spy and mercilessly executed by the same men. In this theatrical song recital, her story is told by Josse De Pauw on a film screen from the perspective of the many men in (and after) her life. Soprano Claron McFadden and pianist Claire Chevallier offer a rebuttal with music by Mata Hari’s contemporaries and with letters from the infamous dancer herself.
Credits
- Music • Claude Debussy / Gabriel Fauré / Jules Massenet / Francis Poulenc / Camille Saint-Saëns / Eric Satie
- Dramaturgy • Tobias Kokkelmans / Willem Bruls
- Lighting design • Peter Quasters
- Costumes • Viviane Coubergs
- Video • Deep Focus
- Vocals • Claron McFadden
- Actor (film) • Josse De Pauw
- Musical Dramaturgy | Fortepiano • Claire Chevallier
- Direction | Scenography • Jean Lacornerie
| Location | Dates | Hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| deSingel Antwerpen (Antwerpen) +32 3 248 28 28 www.desingel.be | 8/9/2017 | 20:00 | |
| Festival van Vlaanderen Vlaams- Brabant (Leuven) +32 16 20 05 40 www.festival2021.be | 3/10/2017 | 20:30 | |
| Théâtre Croix-Rousse Lyon (Lyon) +33 4 72 07 49 49 www.croix-rousse.com | 1/12/2017 2/12/2017 | 20:00 19:30 | |
| Posthuis Theater (Heerenveen) +31 513 61 94 92 www.posthuistheater.nl | 26/1/2018 | 20:15 | |
| VRT-Klara in deSingel (Antwerpen) | 27/1/2018 | 18:00 | |
| Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam) +31 20 788 20 00 www.muziekgebouw.nl | 14/2/2018 | 20:15 | |
| Stadsschouwburg en De Vereeniging (Nijmegen) +31 24 322 83 44 www.stadsschouwburgendevereeniging.nl | 12/4/2018 | 20:15 | |
| Festival der Voorkempen vzw (Schilde) 03 353 80 55 www.festivaldervoorkempen.be | 17/5/2018 | 20:30 | |
| O. (Rotterdam) + 31 1 436 60 70 https://o-festival.nl/ | 19/5/2018 20/5/2018 | 19:00 16:30 |